Sock-lining.



PATENTED sEPT. is, 1904.

S. G. WHITMORE. SUCK LINING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

WITNESSES INVENTOR UNITED STATES Yatented September 13, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SARAH A. PENNEY, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SOCK-LINING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,810, dated September 13, 1904. Application filed September 12, 1903." Serial No. 172,939- I (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SWANTQN C. WHITMORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sock-Lin ings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention relates to sock-linings for boots and shoes, and more particularly to an improved sock-lining for use in manufacture of welt-shoes.

In manufacturing shoes provided with socklinings the sock-lining is usually fitted and attached to the insole or to the insole and cushion-sole while the soles are in afiat condition and before they are fitted to the bottom, of the last.

As a result of this method of manufacture the sock-lining does not fit smoothly against the inner surface of the insole or of the cushion-sole in the completed shoe, as the longitudinal bend imparted to the insole or to the insole and cushion-sole in fitting them to the bottom of the last leaves a fullness in the sock-lining at the fore part.

of the shoe. This fullness-of the sock-lining is often suflicie'nt to form a wrinkle when the shoe is completed, or if no wrinkle is present in the sock-lining when the shoe is first completed a wrinkle is soon formed therein when the shoe is worn. p

' The object of the present invention is to provide a sock-lining which will fit'smoothly against the inner surfaceof the insole or cushion-sole of a shoe, so that no wrinkles are present in the sock-liningwhen the shoe is completedor are formed therein when the shoe is worn. and which can be incorporated in a shoe so as to be securely held inposition therein without adding to or changing the operations which .are ordinarily performed during the manufacture of a shoe which is not provided with a sock-lining.

With ,this object in view the present invention consists of a sock-lining comprising'a body portion of the shape of the insole and edge portions projecting from the sides of the body portion, each edge portion extending along the shank and fore part of the body portion from a point in front of the heel end of the body portion to a point back of the toe end of the body portion, whereby the edge portions are allowed to extend upwardly over the edges of the insole or of the insole and cushion-sole when the sock-lining and insole or insole and cushion-sole are fitted upon the bottom of a last.

Preferably the sock-lining is provided with a crease extending along the line of juncture of the edge portions with the body portion, whereby the edge portions are allowed to bend upwardly more readily when the sock-lining is fitted to the bottom of the last and are caused to stand in a more nearly vertical position. This crease may be conveniently formed by folding the edge portions over upon the body portion 'or it may be formed in any other desired manner, as by molding the socklining in dies or by slitting or scoring the lining, as will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

i The edge portions of my improved socklining extend over the edges of the insole in position to receive the stitches of the inseam which unite the insole, upper, and welt, so that the sock-lining is permanently secured in position in the shoe during the operation of sewing the inseam. The lining is fitted to the bottom of the last, and therefore lies smoothly upon the inner surface of the in-- soleor cushion-sole, so that it contains no wrinkles when the'shoeis first completed and no wrinkles areformed in it when the shoe" is worn. When the sock-lining and insole are fitted to the bottom of the last, the edge portions of thejsbck-lihing extend upwardly over the edge of the insole, so that no lasting operation is necessary to pull the edge portions of the sock-lining into position. After the sock-lining and insole are placed on the last, jth'erefore, the operations required to finish the shoe are the same as those ordinarily employed in finishing a shoe which is not provided with a sock-lining.

:Thepresent' invention will be clearly unde-rstood from the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred form of the same.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the preferred form of my improved lining. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3' is a view Q in side elevation of the sock-lining illustrated in Fig. 1, showing the position which the edge portions assume when the body portion of the lining is fitted to the bottom of a last. Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation'of a last with my improved sock-lining, a cushion-sole and an insole fitted uponthe bottom of the same, the sock-lining, cushion-sole, and insole being shown in section. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a sectionalview similar to Fig. 5,, but showing the shoe as it appears after the lasting and inseam-sewing operations have been performed.

The sock-lining illustrated in'the drawings consists of a sheet of suitable material, preferably thin leather, cut to the shape illustrated in Fig. 1. This sock-lining comprises a body portion 1of the shape of a shoe-sole and edge portions 2 2. Each edge portion extends along the shank and fore part of the body portion from a point 3, near the heel end of the body portion 1, to a point 4 near the toe end of the body portion. At the heel end of the body portion a narrow strip 5 projects, and a similar strip 6 projects from the toe end of the body portion. At the line of juncture of the body portion 1 and the edge portions 2 2 the sock-lining is provided with creases 7, as indicated in Fig. 2, which are formed by folding over the edge portions upon the body portion. It will be noted that the edge portions 2 2 terminate at some dis-' tance from the heel and toe ends of the body portion 1, so that there are no extensions from these parts of the body portion except the narrow strips 5 and 6.. By reason of this construction when the sock-liningis fitted to the bottom of a last the edge portions are bent along the creases 7 7 substantially at right angles to the surface of the main portion 1, the position which the edge portions assume being indicated in Fig. 3.

The manner in which my improved socklining is utilized in the manufacture of a Welt-' shoe will be clearly understood from an inspection of Figs. 4, 5, and 6. Referring to these figures, 8 indicates a last, upon the bottom of. which has been placed and secured by tacks in the customary manner the sock-lining illustrated in Fig. 1, a cushion-sole 9, and an ordinary channeled insole 10. \Vhen these parts are fitted. to the bottom of the last, the edge portions 2 of the sock -lining extend upwardly over the edges of the cushion-sole and insole approximately in position to receive the stitches of the inseam, which pass through the lip of the insole. No lasting operation is required to bring the edge portions 2 of the sock-lining into this position, so that the shoe is completed in the same manner as if no socklining were present. The upper, which is indicated at 11 in Fig. 6, is lasted over the insole in the ordinary manner, the edge portions 2 of the sock-lining and the narrow strips 5 and 6 being pressed by the upper against the insole. After the upper is lasted over the insole the shoe is sewed in the usual manner, the stitches of the inseam passing through the welt 12, the upper 11, the edge portions 2 2, and the strip 6 of the sock-lining, and the lip of the insole.

In the construction illustrated in the drawings the sock-lining is not only secured in position by the side extensions 2 2, but also by the end strips 5 and 6. If desired, however, the end strips 5 and 6 may be omitted, as satisfactory results are secured when the socklining is held in position solely by the edge portions 2 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A sock-lining for-use in the manufactur of welt-shoes consisting of a body portion of the shape of a shoe-sole, and edge portions projecting from the sides of the body portion, each edge portion extending along the shank and fore part of the body portion from apoint in front of the heel end of the body portion to a point back of the toe end of the body portion, whereby said edge portions are allowed to bend upwardly over the edge of an insole when the insole and sock-lining are IOC fitted to the bottom of a last, substantially as described.

2. A sock-lining for use in the manufacture of welt-shoes consisting of a body portion of the shape of a shoe-sole, and edge portions projecting from the sides of the body portion, and extending along the shank and fore part of the body portion and terminating at points in front of the heel end of the body portion and at the rear of the toe end of the body portion, said sock-lining being provided with creases at the lines of juncture of the edge and body portions, whereby the edge portions are allowed to bend upwardly over the edge of an insole when the insole and sock-lining are fitted to the bottom of a last, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SWANTON (J. WHITMORE. 

